Gorakhpur: Th AIIMS Gorakhpur approved several new academic programmes, marking a significant step towards academic expansion, advanced medical training, and strengthening research at the institute, during its 8th meeting of the Standing Academic Committee.
During the meeting, approval was granted for DM in neurology, DM in pain medicine, DM in clinical pharmacology and DM in critical care medicine under the department of anaesthesia, pain medicine & critical care. post-doctoral certificate courses were approved in trauma anaesthesia, spine trauma, pelvic-acetabular surgery, and adolescent gynaecology.
Notably, several of these courses, including PDCC in adolescent gynaecology, are the first of their kind in India. Similarly, a post-doctoral fellowship in maternal-foetal medicine under t department of obstetrics & gynaecology received approval.
The MS in trauma surgery, PhD in Nursing, MSc in nursing psychology, and a BSc in operation theatre technology were sanctioned. tnn
In the discussions, medical academic and institute’s executive director Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad elaborated on the pressing issue of rising student suicides across institutions and highlighted the urgent need for providing sustained psychological support and preventive interventions within the institute.
He emphasized that initiating dedicated courses such as MSc in nursing psychology will strengthen the mental health workforce and ensure greater accessibility of psychological care to students and the community at large.
